How some people are trying to make art, not war, in Ukraine right now
The lead singer in Ukraine's biggest rock band is one of Ukrainian celebrities who are using their fame and connections to speed relief supplies to those who need them most.
by Lauren Frayer
Mar 17, 2022
3 minutes
LVIV, Ukraine — Slava Vakarchuk is used to filling stadiums. He's the lead singer of Okean Elzy, Ukraine's biggest rock band.
But on the day the war began, he was at home in the capital Kyiv. He woke up early, to news of Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a "military operation" in Ukraine.
"And the moment I read it — I mean, literally, the next second — I hear a
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